Journal-box lid.



H. C. GAMAGE.

JURNAL BOX LID.

APPLICATION FILED No.9, 191s.

Patented Apr. 25, 1916.

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H. C. GAMAGE.

JOURNAL Box Lm. y APPLICATION FILED DEC. 9. 1913.

Patented pr. 25, 1916.

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HARRY C. GAIVIAGE, OIE NEW YORK,

N. Y., ASSIGNOR T D. Pl. COMFANY, A CORPORATION OF NEW JERSEY.

JOURNAL-'BOX LID.

Application filed December 9, 193.3.

To all whom t may concern:

Be it known that I, HARRY C. @A MAGE, a citizen of the United States, and resident of the city, county, and State of New York,

have invented certain new and useful linprovements 1n Journal-Box Lids, of which j the following is a specification.

This invention relates to an improved construction for a journal box lid or cover for car axle boxes.

The object of the invention is to provide a lid or cover which shall be simple in construction, light in weight and cheaply manufactured. The hard use to which ca r axle boxes are put and the continual jarring to which they are subjected renders it important that the lid or cover shall not only be of such construction as to be readily opened to provide access to the box but that the same shall be securely held in position when closed in such a. manner as toprovide against the same becoming jarred loose or open.

In carrying out the invention, I provide a single piece of resilient material, preferably rectangular in shape, which is bent back l upon itself and curved to conform to the shape of the journal box. The lid is received in grooves in the journal box wall and, on account of its resiliency, is self-sustaining in position, thus providing a very i simple form of lid for the box.l

: ment of the same illustrated in the accompanying drawings, in which like parts in the several views have been given the same reference numerals.

Figure 1 is a front elevation of a journal box showing my improved forni of lid in its closed position. Fig. 2 is a sectional side ele- Specicaton of Mers Patent.

Patented Apr. 25, i916.

Serial No. 505,528.

vation on the line 2-2 of Fig. 1, also showing the lid in its closed position. Fig. 3 is a sectional view, similar to Fig. 2, showing the lid in its partly open or intermediate position. Fig. 4 is a sectional view, similar to Fig. 2, showing the lidin its open position.

A portion of a journal box, of usual construction, is shown at l. IThe front of the box is usually curved and provided with grooves, such as 2, on either side thereof. The upper' half of the front of the box is open and the lower half is closed by the wall 3.

The lid is formed of a single resilient fiat plate which is bent back upon itself, as shown at 4 and 5, and is formed with an offset or inwardly bent portion 6 at the lower edge of the inside portion 5 extending over the upper edge of the wall 3 when the lid is in its closed position. A curved end portion 7 may be formed as a part of the side 5 of the lid or may be a separate piece attached to the lid at the lower end of the side 5, as shown in the drawings. rThis portion forms a convenient means for raising and lowering the lid and also forms a latch for holding the bent over portions i and 5 together to relieve the tension when `the lid is to be opened.

l/Vhen the lid is moved up to its closed position, as shown in Fig. 2, the side portions spring apart, causing the oii'set portion 6 to engage or latch over the upper edge of the inner wall 3 of the box, thus locking the lid securely in position. When in this position, the angular or oifset portion 6 extends slightly beyond the inner surface of the inner wall 3 of the box, causing the oil running down upon the inner side 5 of the lid to drop on the interior of the box and preventing the saine from dropping or working to the outside of the journal box.

When it is desired to open the lid, the curved lower portion 7 is engaged by a suitable tool underneath or in the opening S and is pulled outwardly to disengage the offset portion 6 from the wall 3, as indicated in dotted outline in Fig. 2. The lid is then slid downwardly in the slots 2 to its open posi tion where it rests against a removable stop 9 as shown in Fig. 4.

In order that it may not be necessary to hold the lower portion 7 in its outer position while sliding the lid downwardly, the inner end of this curved portion 7 is formed so as to latch over and engage the lower edge of the outer portion el of the lid, as shown in dotted outline in Fig. 2, thus relieving the tension between the lid and the walls of the groove, permitting the same to slide freely to its open position. This permits of a much stiffer construction which insures the holding of the lid rigidly in place and prevents all rattling or looseness of the same in the box.

Vhen the box or bearings have become heated it is sometimes desirable to run with the lid partly open, to provide ventilation, etc. For this purpose a transverse recess or slot 10 is provided in the wall S in which the offset portion 6 of the lid engages when the same is moved downwardly to an intermediate position, as shown in Fig. 3. To hold the lid in this position it is only necessary to release or unlatch the curved portion 7 from the lower edge of the side 4' of the lid, permitting the offset portion 6 to enter the recess 10, as shown in Fig. 3.

vAnother result is accomplished by reason of the construction of the lid just described,

namely, the provision of an air space between the two spaced sides and closed ends or bent over portions which effectually prevents dust, rain, etc., from working past both portions of the lid.

ItV will thus be seen that a very simple form of construction is provided which has many advantages and new functions and which will meet the severe requirements for a'n article of this class in a most efficient manner. j

What I claim is j A1. A journal box lid consisting of a plate of resilient material bent back upon itself to form closed front and back parallel side walls and a closed upper end with an air space between, the lower end of one of said side walls being formedA to substantially close the lower end of said air space.

2. In combination with a journal box having an opening in the front wall thereof and. having on opposite sidesjof said opening portions formed in which a lid is re- Cei-ved and adapted to be slid to several positions with respect to said opening, said front wall having portions formed and adapted -to be engaged by said lid in its open and closed positions, andalso having a portion formed to be engaged by said lid when in an intermediate position, of a lid comprising a single piece of resilient material bent back upon itself to form two spaced side walls with closed upper end and adapted to be positioned in and formed to engage said portions of the journal box and to be self sustaining in its open, intermediate or closed positions.

3. In combination with a journal box having an opening in the front thereof and having on opposite sides of said opening portions formed in which a lid is received and adapted to be slid to several positions with respect to said opening, ofa lid comprising a single piece of resilient material bent back upon itself to form two spaced side walls with closed ends and having an offset portion on one side wall thereof adapted to form an oil shed and also to engage one edge of said opening in the journal box to lock the same in position.

Il. In combination with a journal box having an opening in the front thereof and having on opposite sides of said opening portions formed in which a lid is received and adapted to be slid to several positions with respect to said opening, of a lid comprising a single flat plate of resilient material bent back upon itself and having a portion at one end formed to engage and latch over the opposite bent over portion.

5. In combination with a journal box having4 an opening in the front thereof and having on opposite sides of said opening portions formed in which a lid is received and adapted to be `slid to several positions with respect to said opening, of a lid comprising a single flat plate of resilent material bent back upon itself and having a portion at one end bent into a circular form and adapted to `engage and latch over the opposite bent over portion.

6. In combination with a journal box having an opening and a recessed portion in the front wall thereof, and also having on opposite sides of said opening portions formed in which a lid is received and adapted to be slid. to several positions with respect to said opening, of a single piece of resilient material bent back upon itself and adapted to engage said recessed portion when in an intermediate position and to engage said side portions of said opening in the journal box in its open and closed positions and to be self-sustaining in said positions to form a lid for said journal box.

7 In combination with a journal box having a recessed portion in the front wall thereof, of a lid comprising a single rectangular piece of resilent material bent back upon itself and having an oset portion extending across one side thereof adapted to form an oil shed and also adapted to en.- gage said recessed portion to lock the same in a partly open position. j

8. In combination with a journal box having a recessed portion in the front Wall thereof, of a lid comprising a single piece of resilient material bent back upon itself and having a portion at one end bent into a circular form and adapted to engage and latch over the opposite bent over portion and also having a portion adapted to engage said recessed portion of the boX to HARRY C. GAMAGE. Witnesses LEWIS J. DooLrr'rLE, LOUELLA F. LITTLE.

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